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Thursday, November 3, 2011

...When do you turn on?

As a response to myself... When do you turn on?

First thing upon opening your eyes in the morning? When you get to the gym or office? When do you get FIRED UP?!

As a person, I must admit it takes me a good 15-20 minutes in the morning to "wake up". This is at 4:45 AM and usually includes "resting with my eyes closed" for 10 minutes, getting in a hot shower, putting my clothes on... slowly and at least 1 cup of coffee... OK 5.

As a coach, the minute I get into my car in on the way to the gym it's go-time. No more fun and games -- business time! Time to put the fear of God into my athletes. Time to teach, explain, coach and push them to limits they didn't know existed. I love it. This is why I wake up.

As an athlete, as Coach Travis Holley likes to remind me, the SECOND you cross that line (imaginary line at door into the gym) get your effin' game face ON. I have that mentality 75% of the time. The other 25%, I am grab-assing, procrastinating, or not rolling out or mobilizing.

I made the realization last week that I (we as CrossFitters) complain about how sore we are and what hurts and what isn't working properly (insert sore muscle, tight this, impinged that). You know what I call that? #1stworldpains. Shut up and be grateful to have limbs that can hurt. From now on, when you cross that line into the gym, your work, or your bathroom: TURN ON.

Be unstoppable. Light a fire under your own ass and don't stop until it's done.

This is how I have felt over the past month or so... More on that next week (hint: spreadsheets and a certain "competition" going down this Saturday at the TSR).

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About Me

I work and reside in the beautiful city of Austin, TX, although Houston, TX is where I was born and raised.
I have been involved in elite athletics my entire life, which culminated in my playing Division 1 collegiate soccer for four years at Stetson University.
I have been a coach at CrossFit Central and the RedBlack Gym since October of 2009, and love what I do with FIRE. I am passionate about changing lives, making people stronger both physically and mentally and pushing them beyond what they thought was possible.
My certifications include:
-CrossFit Level I
-CF Mobility
-CF Football
-CF Gymnastics
-CF StrongMan
-Underground Strength, by Zach Even-Esh
-KettleBell Concepts Level 1 KB